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The Cartoon Museum, SelfMadeHero and Award Director Corinne Pearlman Announce the 2023 First Graphic Novel Competition Longlist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 19, 2023

It’s the competition that propelled the likes of Gareth Brookes, Jade Sarson, Sabba Khan and Jenny Robins into the spotlight and today we are delighted to let you know just…

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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, October 19th for Our Halloween Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 18, 2023

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, October 19th for a Halloween Special. Not only do our…

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So You’ve Been Conquered by the Human Race – Leo Healy and Torgo Wells Combine Old School Sci-Fi and Brutally Relevant Social Commentary

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 17, 2023

There’s something endearingly retro about writer Leo Healy and artist Torgo Wells’ So You’ve Been Conquered by the Human Race. It has the feel of one of the better Future…

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Black Josei Press’s ‘Gladiolus Magazine’ Available for Pre-Order – Line-Up Consists of 38 Marginalised Creators of Colour

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 17, 2023

Last week at Broken Frontier we gave you a full pre-order review of one of the acclaimed Black Josei Press’s two new projects The Gift. Also currently available for preview…

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Are You Looking for Thought Bubble 2023 Coverage at Broken Frontier? Read On…

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 16, 2023

Every year at Broken Frontier we put in an incredible amount of time into giving you the very best Thought Bubble review coverage possible in the two weeks ahead of…

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Preview: Lowborn High – The ‘2000 AD’ Regened Series Graduates to Its Own Graphic Novel Collection

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 16, 2023

If you’re looking for a wizarding school alternative to a certain other now deeply problematic one then 2000 AD has you covered with its own take on the concept in…

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Rebellion Announces a New ‘2000 AD’ Steve Dillon Apex Edition

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 13, 2023

News from NYCC this weekend that will thrill fans of the late, great artist as a Steve Dillon 2000 AD Apex Edition is announced. 2000 AD Announce The 2000 AD…

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The Gift – Jamila Rowser and Sam Wade’s Thoughtful and Unforgettable Reflection on Black Identity and Heritage

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 13, 2023

With pre-orders launched this week it’s a most appropriate moment to return to the output of the multiple award-winning Black Josei Press and one of their newest projects, The Gift….

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On Kickstarter Now for Filipino American History Month, Clover Press and Kwento Comics Launch ‘The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2023

With an all-female creative team and timed for Filipino American History Month, Clover Press and Kwento Comics’ The Mask of Haliya: Heir to the Warrior Moon is exactly the kind…

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“Magical, Transcendental, Visibly Muslim, But Also Ordinary and Mundane” – Sabba Khan Talks About Her Graphic Memoir ‘The Roles We Play’/’What is Home, Mum?’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 12, 2023

It’s been quite a while since I last chatted with Sabba Khan here at Broken Frontier and, in the intervening years, our 2017 Broken Frontier ‘Six to Watch‘ artist has…

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Dark Horse Announce Kaplan and Ossio’s ‘Kill All Immortals’ for February 2024

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 11, 2023

Is it really already that point when we start looking forward to what is coming in 2024? With Autumn we always see an escalation of reports of intriguing new projects…

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Release – Olivia Sualdea Contributes a Haunting Tale of Letting Go of the Things We Love to ShortBox Comics Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2023

Olivia Sualdea’s propensity for communicating theme, emotional depth and character through wordless narrative is an essential part of her comics work that I have long admired. Sualdea was, of course,…

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Preview: Hip Hop Family Tree Omnibus – The Ultimate Edition of Ed Piskor’s Award-Winning Series Coming from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 10, 2023

Ed Piskor’s acclaimed series Hip Hop Family Tree gets a new collection from Fantagraphics. Details below. Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop with Ed Piskor’s HIP HOP FAMILY TREE: THE…

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New ‘Starblazer’ Reprints Volume Coming from Heritage Comics with More Early Grant Morrison Work

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 9, 2023

While their digital comics releases seemed to dry up a few months back DC Thomson ‘s Heritage Comics imprint have announced a new print collection of the classic Starblazer strips,…

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SLICE – St. Louis Independent Comics Expo Returns this Saturday October 14th

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 9, 2023

Always great to see small press comics events back after the difficulties of the last few years. SLICE, the St. Louis Independent Comics Expo returns after a three-year hiatus this…

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BHP Comics Announce They Are Winding Down Operations – After Over a Decade of Publishing the Impacts of Brexit and the Pandemic Prove Significant

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2023

Some sad news hitting social media ahead of the weekend. Scottish publisher BHP Comics have announced they will be winding down operations after over a decade of eclectic output. Citing…

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Prism – Fatima Wajid’s Hypnotically Hallucinogenic Meditation on the Bonds of Friendship, from ShortBox Comics Fair

  • by Andy Oliver
  • October 6, 2023

The between-the- panels reading comprehension that comics requires in its readers, and its associated relationship with the passage of time, means that it’s a particularly communicative medium for depicting gradual…

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Preview: Smash! #1 – The Spider, Robot Archie, Jane Bond, Janus Stark and More Star in this New Rebellion Miniseries

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • October 5, 2023

Well this is certainly an exciting development! Thematically following on from their The Vigilant series from a few years back Rebellion will be bringing together a whole host of classic…

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